Thomas MitchellAge: 741767–1841
- Name
- Thomas Mitchell
- Given names
- Thomas
- Surname
- Mitchell
| Birth | 1767 28 23 Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England |
| Australian History | 1770 (Age 3) Note: English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charts the eastern coast, and claims it for the British Crown. Australia dubbed 'terra nullius' i.e., according to the European legal precepts of the era, it was 'owned' by no-one. |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | October 1775 (Age 8) Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England
maternal grandmother -
Jane Law
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| Death of a maternal grandfather | November 1778 (Age 11) Yorkshire, England
maternal grandfather -
Jacob Johnson
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| Australian History | 1788 (Age 21) Note: The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. Note: British settlement founded at Norfolk Island. |
| Marriage | Ann Nicholson - View family 16 June 1790 (Age 23) |
| Australian History | 1790 (Age 23) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | 1792 (Age 25) Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe. |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | 1794 (Age 27) Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England
daughter -
Hannah Mitchell
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| Australian History | 1797 (Age 30) Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798 (Age 31) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Australian History | 1803 (Age 36) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 (Age 37) Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Australian History | 1808 (Age 41) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Marriage of a daughter | Hannah Mitchell - View family 11 October 1814 (Age 47)
son-in-law -
Swain Richardson
daughter -
Hannah Mitchell
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| Australian History | 1817 (Age 50) Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | 26 April 1818 (Age 51)
granddaughter -
Anne Richardson
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| Australian History | 1818 (Age 51) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | 1824 (Age 57) Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Australian History | 1825 (Age 58) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1828 (Age 61) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 62) Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Australian History | 1830 (Age 63) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 64) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Death of a daughter | 2 December 1832 (Age 65)
daughter -
Hannah Mitchell
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| Australian History | 1832 (Age 65) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 (Age 66) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | 1835 (Age 68) Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1836 (Age 69) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1838 (Age 71) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | 1839 (Age 72) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Marriage of a granddaughter | Anne Richardson - View family March 1840 (Age 73) Leeds, Yorkshire, England
granddaughter's husband -
William Dobson
granddaughter -
Anne Richardson
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| Australian History | 1840 (Age 73) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Australian History | 1841 (Age 74) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Death | 19 January 1841 (Age 74) Snaith, Yorkshire, England |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
William Mitchell
Birth 1739 Snaith, Yorkshire, England Death yes Loading...
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5 years mother |
Sarah Johnson
Birth 1744 36 32 Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England Death yes Loading...
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Marriage: 30 December 1764 — Snaith, Yorkshire, England |
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2 years #1 himself |
Thomas Mitchell
Birth 1767 28 23 Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England Death 19 January 1841 (Age 74) Snaith, Yorkshire, England Loading...
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| Family with Ann Nicholson - View family |
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Thomas Mitchell
Birth 1767 28 23 Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England Death 19 January 1841 (Age 74) Snaith, Yorkshire, England Loading...
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2 years wife |
Ann Nicholson
Birth 1769 Snaith, Yorkshire, England Death 1 January 1851 (Age 82) Snaith, Yorkshire, England Loading...
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Marriage: 16 June 1790 |
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4 years #1 daughter |
Hannah Mitchell
Birth 1794 27 25 Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England Death 2 December 1832 (Age 38) Loading...
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